Louisiana & Delta
Shortly after returning from Saudi in September 1986 I accepted the position of General Manager of the new shortline - Louisiana & Delta. GWI was acquiring some of SP's branch lines in Louisiana and I was responsible for staffing, equipment acquisition, training and starting up LDRR. I managed LDRR successfully for 14 years at which time I left and became General Manager of the Arizona Eastern in Globe, AZ.
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LD1987060045 - Louisiana & Delta, New Iberia, LA, 6/1987
Southern Pacific GP38-2 4830, Kansas City Southern SD40-2s 650 & 630 & Amtrak F40PH 307 lead the Billy Tauzin For Governor Special as it enters tthe siding for a speech by Tauzin, as well as a meet with the eastbound Sunset Limited, Amtrak #2. Tauzin used the Louisiana & Delta building as a base for his speech in New Iberia, LA, 6/21/1987. "Pooch" P30CH 723 leads the Sunset as it makes the station stop.
